Saturday, October 24, 2026
River Street in downtown Troy, New York, whose last remaining hospital tried to close its birthing center. Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0

A NY Hospital Tried To Close Its Birthing Center. This City United To Fight...

The people of Troy, New York, united to challenge a national Catholic health system determined to close the last birthing center in the county.
Industrial poultry sheds in the UK, where the chicken litter these houses produce is now short of a way to be safely disposed of. Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0

A stinking mess: government cuts leave UK facing chicken waste crisis

Closure of litter incineration plants could force tonnes of toxic waste into British waterways
Wetlands in Louisiana. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trump EPA proposes rule that would strip protection from most US streams and wetlands

Environmental groups say the rule would eliminate protection for most freshwater wetlands nationwide.
New York City Hall. Photo: Kidfly182 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mamdani launches nation’s first city office dedicated to worker organizing

City Hall points to CEO pay ratios and outdoor worker risks in laying out what the new agency is meant to address.
Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts. Photo: Parkerjh / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall

More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike

How the Loser-in-chief sabotages the midterm – better a trumped up martyr than disaster-driven...

Haranguing, bonkers and beset,/ “Victim” Trump makes his riskiest bet.
A ballot drop box. Photo: Cliffordsnow / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks Trump administration rule restricting mail ballots

The order covers the November election, months after Trump signed an executive order targeting how ballots move through the mail
A diesel tanker truck at a truck stop. Photo: DanTD / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Diesel hits record .90 a gallon as Republicans brace for midterm fallout

Republican strategists are bracing for the political fallout two months before the midterm elections.
A residential street in England. Photo: James Emmans / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Revealed: the vast scale of England’s £255m illegal care industry

Our major new investigation shows the trade in illegal children’s homes involves hundreds of companies – and a quarter of a billion pounds
A memorial to nuclear test veterans. Photo: NotFromUtrecht / CC BY-SA 3.0

Nuclear Victims’ Experiences Must Be at the Heart of Global Efforts for Assistance and...

A UN meeting this month put nuclear test survivors from Kazakhstan, Kiribati and beyond at the center of disarmament talks usually dominated by treaties and diplomats.